Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing examining the spending priorities outlined in the President’s FY2014 budget requests for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
E&E – John McArdle: “Administration's final ocean plan sparks Hill debate on whether it streamlines or burdens agencies”
E&E – Phil Taylor: “House Republicans introduce bill to approve U.S.-Mexico transboundary agreement”
Billings Gazette – Rob Chaney: “Tribal ownership,… Read more »
Representing the At-Large district of North Dakota, Congressman Kevin Cramer hails from a state with a vast range of natural resources. Did you know North Dakota is the second largest oil producing state in the country, just behind Texas? Congressman Cramer discusses the oil-rich Bakken region while also highlighting the state's high standards of clean air and water. Check out… Read more »
Dear Chairwoman Sutley and Director Holdren:
Over the past two years, the Obama Administration has repeatedly limited public transparency and frustrated attempts to obtain information about the cost, legal authority, activities, and staffing involved with developing and implementing regional ocean zoning plans and other parts of the National Ocean Policy.
The Administration's final plan… Read more »
Congressman Jeff Duncan (SC-03), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), and House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Chairman Matt Salmon (AZ-05) today introduced H.R. 1613, the Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act. The bill would approve and implement the terms of the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
The Hill – Julian Hattem: “House GOP: Obama regs slowing oil-and-gas development”
Oil and Gas Journal – Nick Snow: “States best qualified to regulate oil, gas, House panel told”
Associated Press – Julie Carr Smyth: “Official testifies on Ohio fracking oversight”
Gloucester… Read more »
At a Full Committee hearing today on energy production on state versus federal lands, Utah Lt. Governor Greg Bell took a moment during his testimony to discuss the potential economic impacts of the sage-grouse being listed under the Endangered Species Act.
He notes how states have effectively worked together with federal and environmental groups to create plans to protect the sage… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing on "State Lands vs. Federal Lands Oil and Gas Production: What State Regulators are doing right.” This hearing examined the disparity between oil and natural gas production on state and private lands versus production on federal lands.
President Obama has touted that U.S. oil and natural gas production is at its… Read more »
Today the House Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee oversight hearing to examine the difference in energy production and permitting on federal lands versus state and private lands. While energy production on state and federal lands is flourishing, regulatory red tape and bureaucratic hurdles imposed by the Obama Administration are hindering energy production on federal… Read more »
